Political Is Personal: Investigating Election-Related Stress Coping during the 2024 US Presidential Election

We conducted a 5-wave study (N=1188) that tracked emotions, well-being, emotion regulation (ER), and political actions during the 2024 U.S. election. Successful ER predicted less negative emotions, better well-being, but lower political action intentions. However, the associations between ER and psychological benefits differed across racial groups.